W95.CIH Virus on Canon CD Disc

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2 total messages Started by d Sun, 26 May 2002 20:33

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Author: d
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 20:33

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Hi, I bought a Canon Bubble Jet Printer 1000 & it came with a CD called
"Canon Creative Home & Printer Setup". It's basically a play program with
ColorStore; American Greetings Cards; Crayola Print Factory & Micrografx
Snapshot programs and the printer setup on it. I had been using for 2 years
& had so many glitches on computer, finally had to wipe Windows & start
again. By doing this had to reinstall printer stuff & Norton's Anti-Virus
found four files on disc infected with W95.CIH Virus. Upon learning more
about this virus I have found that it is a very nasty one. I have also found
another lady in Texas with the same CD and infected files, but her problems
have been worse then mine. Canon says they need to know there are more
infected CD's out there before they say there's a real problem. BUT what our
problem, as the consumer is, that not even the computer tech's check
manufacture's CD's, they say they never thought they had to, Anti-Virus
places say it's very very rare. SO, I'm warning you's to check all CD Disc's
and if anyone out there has the same disc as me please check yours and if
you find something please e-mail me at dw3pw@yahoo.com  Thanks
from: Kingston, Ontario Canada

Re: W95.CIH Virus on Canon CD Disc

#163

Author: Professor
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 20:57

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You already posted this a long time ago and started some discussions back
then.  Why don't you go back and read your old posts and save us the hassle.

"d" <donna.w@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:2JbI8.52313$Yt.2376876@read1.cgocable.net...
> Hi, I bought a Canon Bubble Jet Printer 1000 & it came with a CD called
> "Canon Creative Home & Printer Setup". It's basically a play program with
> ColorStore; American Greetings Cards; Crayola Print Factory & Micrografx
> Snapshot programs and the printer setup on it. I had been using for 2
years
> & had so many glitches on computer, finally had to wipe Windows & start
> again. By doing this had to reinstall printer stuff & Norton's Anti-Virus
> found four files on disc infected with W95.CIH Virus. Upon learning more
> about this virus I have found that it is a very nasty one. I have also
found
> another lady in Texas with the same CD and infected files, but her
problems
> have been worse then mine. Canon says they need to know there are more
> infected CD's out there before they say there's a real problem. BUT what
our
> problem, as the consumer is, that not even the computer tech's check
> manufacture's CD's, they say they never thought they had to, Anti-Virus
> places say it's very very rare. SO, I'm warning you's to check all CD
Disc's
> and if anyone out there has the same disc as me please check yours and if
> you find something please e-mail me at dw3pw@yahoo.com  Thanks
> from: Kingston, Ontario Canada
>
>
>
>

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